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Inside Man
by K.J. Parker
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
His Loyal Opposition has a story to tell - well, I mean, one of his minions.
So K.J.Parker has this way of writing that is both hilarious and disturbing. His Demonologist/Exorcist in Prosper's Demon was so morally dubious he might as well have been a demon. Lo! And...well ..behold. Part 2 of that duology rests squarely on the shoulders of a demon jumping from one monk to another in a monastery where monks are bought by rich folk as Pay-To-Pray-The-Sins-Away.
But that's just scratching the surface of the shenanigans that are about to unfold. Shenanigans I fully revealed in and enjoyed to the very last period, full stop. Angels, fallen or not are DEVIOUS. Se magnifique!
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Plot/Storyline: A demon left battered after an encounter with an exorcist he once possessed from the womb. It/he/she/they waste their time away at a monastery causing distraction to the monks praying for the souls of the shitty dead to keep them forgiven in heaven. I mean that alone makes for a luring tale. Add in everything else that happened thereafter and you've sold me gold.
Characters: Is it weird that I really feel for the demon, the "Inside Man" and I'm a little annoyed if not fearful of the exorcist - but I also feel for him - but more for the demon. Feels like a slippery slope to hell but hey...whatever.
Favorite scene: The Demon and the Exorcist meet again for "cooperation" not collaboration. What goes on in the mind is fascinating. Also, I mean that exorcist is HELL.
Favorite Quote/Concept: Cry Havoc! And let slip the squirrels of War! (Demon on the lower level task of possessing a monk name Brother Eusebius)Also: I remember our ridiculously complicated attempts at security—how do you conspire against the Omniscient?—passwords and coded messages and passing secret information in plain sight. We were clowns. We deserved to lose. (The Demon, on The Great Rebellion in Heaven and THE FALL)
StoryGraph Challenge: Top 22 Male Authors
Challenge Prompt: K.J. Parker series or Standalone
So K.J.Parker has this way of writing that is both hilarious and disturbing. His Demonologist/Exorcist in Prosper's Demon was so morally dubious he might as well have been a demon. Lo! And...well ..behold. Part 2 of that duology rests squarely on the shoulders of a demon jumping from one monk to another in a monastery where monks are bought by rich folk as Pay-To-Pray-The-Sins-Away.
But that's just scratching the surface of the shenanigans that are about to unfold. Shenanigans I fully revealed in and enjoyed to the very last period, full stop. Angels, fallen or not are DEVIOUS. Se magnifique!
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Plot/Storyline: A demon left battered after an encounter with an exorcist he once possessed from the womb. It/he/she/they waste their time away at a monastery causing distraction to the monks praying for the souls of the shitty dead to keep them forgiven in heaven. I mean that alone makes for a luring tale. Add in everything else that happened thereafter and you've sold me gold.
Characters: Is it weird that I really feel for the demon, the "Inside Man" and I'm a little annoyed if not fearful of the exorcist - but I also feel for him - but more for the demon. Feels like a slippery slope to hell but hey...whatever.
Favorite scene: The Demon and the Exorcist meet again for "cooperation" not collaboration. What goes on in the mind is fascinating. Also, I mean that exorcist is HELL.
Favorite Quote/Concept: Cry Havoc! And let slip the squirrels of War! (Demon on the lower level task of possessing a monk name Brother Eusebius)Also: I remember our ridiculously complicated attempts at security—how do you conspire against the Omniscient?—passwords and coded messages and passing secret information in plain sight. We were clowns. We deserved to lose. (The Demon, on The Great Rebellion in Heaven and THE FALL)
StoryGraph Challenge: Top 22 Male Authors
Challenge Prompt: K.J. Parker series or Standalone